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Benfica announced on Monday that they will disciplinely participate in Sporting Matheus Reis and Maxi Araújo footballers, as well as the arbitration team of the Portuguese Cup final, and closed the Luz Stadium to the national team games “while sporting truth does not prevail.”
The ‘incarnates’ today released one with seven points, which reflect measures taken by the club after the Portuguese Cup final against Sporting 3-1 after extension.
According to the document, the club led by Rui Costa He argues that he has maintained a “posture of great seriousness” and that he guided his performance for a “constructive and positive intervention with the institutions”, instead of resorting to the “public square”.
Benfica states that national football would have to win if the club took on this role of “great responsibility”But it reveals that the“ path of appreciation ”was not respected by the“ entity that protects ”the sport.
The club points out that they existed “serious events”In the last days of the I Liga, that Sporting won, winning the two -time championship, and in the Portuguese Cup final, claiming that“ they completely distorted the sports truth, with damage to direct entry ”of the ‘incarnated’ in the Champions League.
Thus, Benfica decided participate disciplinarily in the arbitration team who was at the National Stadium, led by Luís Godinhoincluding the video group, as well as the footballers Matheus Reis and Maxi Araújo “ Multiple aggressions to player Andrea Belotti”.
The club also demanded the IMMEDIATE DISCLOSURE OF THE AUDios From the arbitration team in the Portuguese Cup final and said it will make an exhibition with FIFA, UEFA and International Board (IFAB) about what it considers to be an “unlawful application of the VAR protocol in Portugal”.
The ‘incarnate’ club says it will suspend your participation in the working groups of the Centralization League, which prepares the entire process associated with centralization of audiovisual rights of professional soccer competitions.
It will still “request the government an urgent hearinginforming him that, at this moment, the conditions are not gathered to advance with this process, ”says the statement.
At the last point of the document divided into this second, the incarnate club also stresses that it is “Unavailable to receive national team games”Portuguese at Estádio da Luz“while sports truth does not prevail In national competitions ”, in addition to requiring a public position to the Portuguese Football Federation Arbitration Council.
“Sport Lisboa e Benfica demands that the next season be decided on the fieldin a transparent way, what It was not successful at the sport that now. We always assume our responsibilities. We demand that those who protect and governs Portuguese football also assume yours ”, concluded the document.
Shortly after the end of the match against Sporting, President Rui Costa and coach Bruno Lage criticized the performance of the arbitration team led by Luís Godinho.
The two -time national champion Sporting in football for the 18th time, by winning Benfica on Sunday for 3-1, after extension, In the final of the 85th edition of the race, at the National Stadium, in Oeiras.
The Dane Conrad Harderin 99 minutes, and Francisco Trincãoat 120+1, they gave the ‘lions’ triumph after the Swedish Viktorpenalty, force the extra time, already at 90+11, equaling the initial goal of the Turkish Orkun Kökçüat 47.
